Typographical composing and casting machine.



H. PEARCE & J. E. BILLINGTON.

TYPOGRAPHICAL OOMPOSIN G AND CASTING MACHINE. APPLIGATION IILBD SEPT. 26, 1910.

1,067,543, Patented July151913.

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H. PEARCE & J. B. BILLINGTON.

TYPOGRAPHICAL GOMPOSING AND CASTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1910.

1,067,543, 2 Patented July 15, 1913.

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H. PEARCE & J. E. BILLINGTON. TYPOGRAPHICAL GOMPOSING AND CASTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1910.

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H. PEARCE & J. E. BILLINGTON. TYPOGRAPHICAL GOMPOSING AND OASTINGVMACHINE.

' APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1910.

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H. PEARCE & J. E. BILLINGTON.

TYPOGRAPHICAL comrosme AND CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1910.

1,067,543, Patented Ju1y15,1913.

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H. PEARCE & J. E. BILLINGTON.

TYPOGRAPHICAL GOMPOSING AND CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1910.

1,067,543, Patented July 15, 1913.

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H. PEARCE & J. E. BILLINGTON.

TYPOGRAPHICAL GOMPOSING AND CASTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE:

HERBERT PEARCE AND JOHN 'ERNEST BILLINGTON, OF BROADHEATH, ENG-LAND, ASSIGNORS T0 LINOT Y PE- AND MACHINERY LIMITED, 0]! LONDON, ENGLAND.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1913.

Application filed September 26, 1910. Serial No. 583,795.

To all whom it may concern: i 1

Be itknown that we, HERBERT PEARCE and JOHN ERNEST BILLINGTON, subjects of the King of the United Kingdomof Great Britain and Ireland, and residing atthe Linotype and Machinery WVorks, Broadheath, in the county of Chester, England,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Typographical Composing and Casting Machines, of which the following is. a specification. i

This invention relates to typographical composing and casting machines in which the casts are taken from matrices assembled in lines in order of composition with justifying'spacers interposed between the adjacent words, the said lines of matrices and spacers being presented to the 'castin mold and afterward conveyed away from 't c said mold and distributed. 1

The invention is particularly"applicable for use in connection with Mergenthaler notice the above-named omission to cast athose circumstances the subsequent rectifica line casting machines of the type described in the specification of Letters. Patent No. 436532, and for that reason it is hereinafter described in that connection, although it is not-t0 be understood as restricted to that particular application. In these machines and machines of a kindred description, it'

sometimes happens that a composedline is presented to the mold, which, by reason of an insufliciency of spacers therein, or from other causes, fails to be roperly justified. In the ordinary course of events this short line causes the stoppage of the pump and thereby prevents the molten metal being injected between the loosely-assembled matrices and spacers, but, otherwise than this pump stoppageif the. operatorfails to detect the necessity for stopping the machine and so stop itit would automatically complete its cycle of operations terminating in the distribution of the composed'line, and with no type bar cash.

At the speed at which the ally sets up the successive lines of matrices, it is not improbable that-' .he'mayfail to line until the take is finished, and under tion may involve the re-setting of several lines, but under any circumstances it will involve the re-setting of, at least, the improperly 'justified line.

The object of the present invention isto operator usu-' avoid the necessity for this re-setting of the lmproperly'justified line by providing new or improved means which will prevent the distribution, stop the machine and facilitate access being bad to the line for enabling the operator to readily insert there-into the spacers necessary for. filling it out prior to its being again presented to the casting mold. v

The invention will now be reference to the accompanying drawings in which .-Figure 1 is a front elevation,- and Fig. 2 a side elevation partly broken away, of suflicient of a commercial Mergenthaler line casting machine to illustrate the application thereto of one arrangement according to the present invention. Fig. 3 is a plan of part of Fig. 1'; Figs. at and 5 are a front elevation per part of the first elevator showing the apparatus as when access is .had-to'the composed line for rectifying or correcting its justification;'Fig. 6 is a horizontal section taken on line 66 of Fig? I with parts and a side elevation respectively, of the upomitted, and Fig. 7 is .an-elevation of one of the double wedge spacers; Figs. 8 and 8 together form a front elevation and Figs. 9 and 9 together form a left hand side ele- 'vation showingHanfalternati-Veform of viseopening arrangement; Figs. 10 and 10 together form a plan of Figs. 8 and 8""; Fig. 11 is a view corresponding t'oa part of Fig. '8, but showing thev-ise frame unlocked and Figs. 12 and 12* together form a plan showing the vise frame swung open.- I

Like reference numerals indicate like parts throughoiit theseveral figures of; the drawings. I

When, iii-the before mentioned line casting machine, the expansion of the double -wedge spacers 1n the composed line is insufficient to eflect -the tighteningo-r-justificationofthat line, the justifier rods ascend beyond their normal height, and according to this invention, this excessof rise of the said rods is utilized for'p'reventing the first elevator or line transporterv from reaching its topmost position in =which only ca'nthe composed line be automatically; removed therefrom. In the said Mergen'thaler line casting machine, there aretwo justrfication.

rods 1, 2 to the upper'fends of which" is pivotally'conn'ected the well-known jiistification bar 3 which is adapted to raise the 11 long wedges of the spacers 4. To the lower end of the ,justification rod 1 is adjustably secured a bracket 5 in which is Vertically adjustable an abutment screw 6 which, by a lock nut 7, can be secured in any desired position of vertical adjustment. The abut ment screw 6, when the rods 1, 2 are near the top of their stroke, is adapted to contact with the substantially horizontal arm 8 of a bell-crank lever, whose other arm 9, or a spring 10 attached thereto, bears against a shoulder'or other part of, or otherwise acts on,a slide 11. This slide 11 is capable of a fore-and-aft movement in a dovetail or equivalent guide 12 fast, as by a flange 13, to a bar 14 secured to the lower part of the vise frame 15.

The bell-crank lever, which, for convenience, when referred to as a whole, is hereinafter identified by the reference numeral 8, is pivoted by a pivot 16 to a downwardly extending bracket arm 17 conveniently a the slide 11 is retained in its rearmost peel-- formed integral with the guide 12.

1-8 is a stop, fast to the bracket arm 17 for limiting the rearward motion of the bell-crank lever 8 and against which the arm 9 of that lever is normally held by either the spring 10, when provided, or .by another spring or equivalent, not shown in the drawings.

19 represents the first elevator, or line transporter, in or on which is adjust-ably mounted an abutment screw 20 into and out of the upward path of, which the front portion of the slide 11 is capable of being inserted and withdrawn. A nut 21 on the abutment screw 20 serves to lock the latter .in any of its positions of adjustment.

22 is a knob or handle rigidly attached to the slide 11 as shown best in Fig. 6, and extending forwardly into a position convenient for manipulation by the operator.

The bracket 5 is secured'to thejustification rod 1 by a stud 23, fast in the end .of the latter, and by two nuts 24 (the under one a lock nut) on the said stud, and first the said bracket is adjusted on the rod 1 so as to allow of the said rod moving to its highest position and bringing the abutment screw 6 just into contact with the lever arm 8, without raising it. then clamped in that position relatively to the rod 1, by a pinching screw 25 and the abutment screw 6 is thereafter raised into such position relatively to the rod 1 as will cause it to come into contact with the lever arm 8, when it has reached the position at which it is, say, one eighth of an inch from the topmost limit of its travel.

In the normal operation of the before described apparatus, and when lines of full measure are presented in casting position,

tion by say, the friction on it of the guide 12, and it therefore has no curtailing effect The bracket 5 is on the ascent of the first elevator 19 and consequently (unless otherwise arrested for reasons independent of the present invention) the composed line will be removed from the first elevator 19 and distributed, and the machine will, in other respects, complete its cycle. In the event'of there being presented to the mold, a line in which the spacebars are insufficient to expand it to the full measure-such a line is known in the art as a slack line-the justification mechanism receives. an excessive or abnormal motion owing to there being no resistance to restrict the expansive action of the- Bythis reason the abutment.

space bars. screw 6 is caused to act on the bell crank lever 8 and, through it, to move the slide 11 forwardly, to project its forward endinto the upward path of the abutment screw 20, so that the next ensuing ascent of the first elevator 19, will be curtailed to the extent of say the thickness of the slide 11 and consequently the automatic distribution of the composed line will be prevented and, as ordinarily, under similar curtailments of the ascent of the first elevator 19, the machine will be automatically stopped- The automatic stoppage of the machine prior to the a completion of its cycle of operations, directs the attention of the operator to the existence of the faulty line, whereupon he re-starts the machine so"- as to cause it to complete the remaining part of its cycle (having excluded from the said cycle the casting and the distributing) andto come to rest in its usual normal position. Vith the machine in this condition, the operator is free to take steps to remedy the defect in the composed line which is still in the head of the transporter or first elevator 19, but for that purpose, in

'the machine as hitherto constructed, it is necessary for him to release and swing downward the viseframe 26 (.on' which the first elevator 19 is vertically movable) before. he can have access to the composed line for so remedying the defect by inserting the necessary quads or spacers, or otherwise; The vise frame 26 together with the parts directly connected with or carried by it, is of very considerable weight, so that the aforesaid swinging downward, or lowering, as it is sometimes called, is a matter which involves a considerable expenditure of labor and of an appreciable amount of time.

The present invention-overcomes the just named difficulties by constructing the machine so that access may be readily had to the composed line while in the transporter or elevator head, without necessitating the vise frame 26 being lowered for that purpose. To that end the elevator head 27 may be connected by a pivot 28 to the top of what, inthis construction assumes the form of a frame 19, which, like the-welldmown memes 29 fast to, the vise frame 26. The head 27 is normally held rigid to the frame 19 by a locking pin 30 as shown in F igs, 1, 2 and 3, and when this pin is removed it leaves the head 27 free to be swung forward into .the

31, is a rigid part of the said. head, this back member is pivotally attached to the front member'33 and can be caused to assume relatively to the. said front mem er, either the closed or. working position in which it is shown in Figs. 1 and 3 or the open positionin which it is shown in Fig. 4.

34 is the pivot pin of the member 32, and 35 is a block or tongue fast'to the back member 32, capable offiengaging with an accurate fit in. a recess 36 of a block 37 (see particularly Fig. 4) rigidly secured to the front member 33, this engagement serving to secure proper alinement or working relationsliip between the 'two members 32 and 33. v

38 is aspring snap detent. fast to the front member 33 and capable of engaging with an incline or depression 39 on the-back member 32 to retain the latter normally in proper parallelism with the front member 33 but which readily yields when the operator swings the member 32 away from the member 33.

In the front" member 33 there is, as ordinarily, pr0vided a groove 40 for receiving the front lugs 41 of the spacers 4, and to prevent these lugs 41 from leaving the said groove 40 when, as shown in F ig. 4, the member 32 is turned out of parallelism with the member 33, each of these lugs4l is' formed with a recess or notch 42 which engages with a rib 43 projecting downward from the top of the groove 40.

When, withv the last named construction, the machine has been brought to rest, as previously described, through the composed I line then between the members 32, 33, failing to be properly justified, the operator withdraws the "locking pin 30 and swingsthe first elevator head 27 from the normal position in which it is'shown in Figs. 1,2

and 3 to the position in which it is shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and then he also turns the member 32 upward as also represented in Fig. 4.; He can then readily fill out the line to the necessary length, and after that he will return themember 32 to its normal positiomin which it engages with the snap detent 38, and tlin'fswing the head 27 back ward into its normal position and lock it therein by inserting the lock ng pin 30.

The machine may then be re-started and .vise frame 15 is the composed line will be properly justified and the cast automatically taken therefrom in the ordinary way.

Another method of securing ready access to the composed line after its distribution has been prevented, and after the machine has been stopped as previously described, is embodied in the arrangement shown in Figs. 8- to 12*, both inclusive. In the arrangement there illustrated, the vise frame 15 and its directly associated parts are devised to swing about a vertical axis as dis-- tinguished from, as heretofore, a'horizontal axis, and by these means the operator is relieved of the necessity for checking thede .scent of the we1ghty viseframe &c., when opening it, and for lifting the said mass when closing it. For this purpose the vise frame 15 and-the vise'cap 44 are provided I with, leftwardly extending lugs 45 and 46 respectively, which aline in vertical direction with relatively stationary lugs 47, 48,

rigidly connected; to suitable fixed parts of the machine frame. v

49'is a pivotal shaft or rod which penetrates allthe lugs 45, 46,47 and 48 and about the axis of which, the, vise frame 15 together with the first elevator 19,- can be swung from the are shown in Figs. 12 and versa. The pivotal rod 49 is situated in such position relatively to the other adjacent parts of'the machine, that when the vise frame 15 is in the position in which itiis shown .in Fig. 12, unrestricted access as clearly indicated in that figure, can be'had to themold wheel and mold wheel pinion 96 for efi'ectiugdesired adjustments thereof.

To facilitate the swing of the vise frame 15, a ball seating or bearing 50 is preferably interposed between the two adjacent lugs 45 p position in which they are. shown in Figs. 8 to 10 to that in which they 12 and vice and 47. ';At its lower right-hand corner, the

wardly-projecting ug 51 which, when the rovided ,witha rightv r. said v se frame is in its closed position, as 7 shown in Figs. 8 to 10*, is adapted to rest on a shelf orbracket 52 fast toa suitable rigid part of the machine frame. Above the lug 51 the vise frame 15 is provided with two other rightwardly projecting lugs 53, 54 I each rotatably carrylng a locking bolt. 55, 56 respectively, which, by a bayonet or equivalent joint, is ada ted fixed bolt 57 or 58, substantially as in, existing machines. The twobolts 55, 56 are operatively connected together by a longito engage with a 7 tudinally slidable rack bar 59 engaging pin- 4 ions or segments 60, Glen the said bolts, and

the bolt 55 is further provided with a lever .62 havingat one end a weight 63 for a purpose hereinafter specified; by the just described arrangement the two bolts 55,56 will be simultaneously 0 erated whether for looking or unlooking t e vise frame 15. The

pinion 60 of the bolt 55 is, long enough to engage a toothed rack 64 provided on the underside of a sliding detent 65 whose lefthand end is provided'with teeth 66 adapted to engage, as shown in Fig. 11 with a rack 67 secured to first elevator 19. The detent 65 is capable of sliding longitudinally in guides68, 69 rigidly secured to the-vise frame 15 and the teeth of the rack 67 are shaped like those of a saw, with the horizontal faces presented downward.

In the ordinary Mergenthaler line casting machine, the first elevator is permanently connected to its operating lever through a spring link which admits of the said lever moving independently of the first elevator, as when, just prior to the matrices being trans-' ferred from the latter to the distributing mechanism, they are brought against an alining rail. In view of the before described change in the direction of opening of the vise frame, the connection between the first elevator and its operating lever cannot be, as heretofore, a permanent one, and for 5 that reason it is preferred to construct the first elevator lever-in the manner shown in. Figs. 8, 9 and 10. As there shown, the said lever comprises two main parts or levers 70, 71 of which, the lever 7 0 extends back to the shaft which forms its fulcrum (this shaft is not shown in the drawings) and the lever 71 near its middle, is pivoted to the front end of-the. lever 70. The rear end of the lever 71 extends beneath the lever 7 O to which it is tied by a bolt 72, and between the two j uxtaposed parts of-the levers 70 and 71, there is provided-a bufi'er spring 73, which serves in the same capacity as the before mentioned spring link of existing machines. The front end of the lever 71 is bifurcated as at74, the two tines of this fork being flared apart as shown best in Fig. 9. Durin the normal working of the machine, the fork 74 is in engagement with a bolt 75, or preferably a roller 76 on said bolt, provided at the bottom of the first elevator, and when the vise frame 15 is swun open, this roller 7 6 leaves the fork 74 as wi l be best understood by referring to Fig. 12. If the first elevator 19 were disengaged from its operating lever 70, 71, without special provision being made for supporting it and while it was in a raised position, it would fall immediately upon such disengagement, and it is for preventing such fall that the before described rack 67 and detent 65 are provided, the latterbeing caused to engage with the former whenever the lever 62 is turned to unlock or release the'vise frame 15, and the weight 63 on the said lever insuring a continuance of such engagement until such time as the lever 62 is next turned to lock the vise frame. By these means the. position which .the first elevator bears to the vise frame remains undisturbed during the time that the latter is mamas open, and therefore when the vise frame is next swung into its operative position the roller 76 is in correct position to engage with the fork 74..

The length of the rack 67 represented, is only equal to the distance traveled by the first elevator 19 when moving from the line delivery position to the lowest position, this representing the part of the cycle of operations at which it is usually required to open 1 the vise; if desired, however, the rack can be of practically the same length as the completetravel ofthefirst elevator 19, so that the vise frame, 15 could then be opened at any point of the said travel, which with existing arrangements has hitherto been found impossible. v

77 is the so-called first justification lever which engages with a cross-head or collar 78 on the first justification rod 2, and 79 is the forked or so-called second justification lever which, by one of its arms, similarly engages a cross head or collar 80 on the second justification rod 1. The jaws of the levers 77, 79 which are in respective engagement with the rods 2, 1, have their left hand members curved concentrically with the pivotal rod 49, as shown in Fig. 12, so as to enable the rods 2, 1 to readily leave and enter the said jaws.

serves to lock the left-hand vise jaw 82, and

to the left hand end of which is opcratively connected, also as ordinarily, a crank lever 83. This screw 81 is employed for the purpose of locking and unlocking the vise jaw as is customary in machines of this description and much in the same manner as set forth in the previously mentioned Letters.

Patent 436,532. The swinging end of the lever 83 is pivoted to the'upper end of a rod 84 whose 'lower end is guided in a barreled hole 85 in the beforementioned lug 15. The arm 86 of the second justification lever -79 must, as" in existing machines, remain in constant operativeconnection with the rod 84, but in view of the altered d'rection of o'ening of the vise frame '15, he means hitherto adopted for the purpose, are useless in the present case." As illustrated in the drawings, this permanency of connection is maintained by providing the arm 86 with a segmental slot 87, concentric with the pivotal rod 49, and through which slot passes the rod v8 1, which latter immediately below the arm 86, has fast thereon a collar 88 on which the said arm is adapted to bear for lowerin the rod 84. The raisingiof'the rod 84 is e ected by a spring 89 whose lower end is hooked'through an eye 90 inxthe said rod, and whose upper end, like those of the corresponding springs of existing arrangements, is made operatively fast to the vise frame 15.

As shown best in Figs. 10, 10 and 12, the

81, Fig. 9 is a screw which, as ordinarily,

turbing its operative relationship with the lever 79. j

The device for limiting the upward travel of the first elevator 19 in thearrangement shown in Figs. 8 to 12?, is identical With that previously described in connection with Figs. 1 to 7, and therefore no further description is now considered necessary.

The provision of the before described handle 22 enables the operator to pull forward the slide 11 as when repeat or duplicate typebars may be required to be cast at successive cycles of the machine.

Having described our invention, we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of the assembled line, justifying mechanism, and the line transporter for removing the line, with automatic means actuated by the justifying mechanism to'arrest the line transporter in the event of an excess of motion of the said justifying mechanism.

2. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of the assembled line, justifying mechanism, and the line transporter for removing the line, the said justifying mechanism acting to a different extent according to the amount of justification required, with means actuated by the justifying mechanism to arrest the line transporter in the event of an excess-of motion of the said justifying mechanism. 7

3. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of the assembled line, justifying mechanism, and the distributing devices, with means operated by the justifying mechanism to prevent the distribution of the line when it is incompletely justified.

4. Ina typographical composing machine, the combination of the assembled line, justifying mechanism, and distributing devices, together with automatic means controlled by the justifying mechanism for preventing the distribution of the line.

5. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of the assembled line, justifying'mechanism, and the line transporter to remove the line, with means operated by the justifying mechanism for arresting the movement of the line transporter when the,

line is incompletelvjustified.

6. In a typographlcal composln machine, the combination of the assemble line, jus- .tifying mechanism, and the line transporter to remove the line, together with automatic means controlled by the justifying mechanism for preventing the removal of the line bysaid transporter.

7. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of the assembled line, justifying mechanism, and the distributing devices, with means, operated by the justifying mechanism to prevent the distribution of the line and effect the stoppage of the machine when the line is incompletely justified.

8. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of the assembled line, justifying mechanism,.and the distributing devices, together with automatic means controlled by the justifying mechanism for preventing the distribution of the line and effectingthe stoppage of the machine.

In a typographical composing machine,

the combination of the assembled line, justifying mechanism, distributing devices, and

and the .line transporter ,for conveying the line to the distributing devices, together with automatic means controlled by .the justifying mechanism to arrest the line transporter so as to prevent the delivery of the line to-the distributing devices.-

11. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of the assembled line, justifying mechanism, distributing devices, the said justifying mechanism comprising a member adapted to move to a definite extent for effecting theproper justification of the line and; means for preventing the distribution of the line when the said member moves beyond such extent. 12. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of the assembled line, justifying mechanism, distributing devices, and the line transporter tov convey the line to the distributing devices, with means operatedby the justifying mechanism whereby themovement of the line transporter is arrested when the line is incompletelyjustified and its distribution is thus prevented.

13. In' a typographical composing machine, the combination of the assembled line, justifying mechanism, and the linetransporter to. remove the line, vtogether with means controlled by the justifying mechatransporter and thereby elfecting the stoppage of the machine.

14. In a typographical. composing machine, the combination of the assembled line,

the combination of the assembled line,

the line transporter for conveying the line 7 nism for arresting the movement of the line justifying mechanism, distributing devices, and the line transporter to convey the line to the distributing devices, with means operated by the justifying mechanism whereby the movement of the line transporter is arrested when the line 'is incompletely justified and the stoppage of the machine is effected.

15. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of the assembled line, justifying mechanism, and. the line transporter to remove the line, with a normally inoperative device which is movable by the justifying mechanism into the path of the line transporter when the line is incompletely justified to arrest its movement.

16. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of the assembled line, justifying mechanism, and the line transporter toremove the line, with a normally.

inoperative device which is automatically moved into the path of the line transporter to arrest its movement, when the action of the justifying mechanism fails to justify the line completely.

17 In a typographical composing machine, the combination of the assembled line, justifying mechanism, and the line transporter to remove the line,'the said line transporter being provided with a stop, with a slide movable into and out of the path of the said stop, and means operated by the justifying mechanism to move the slide into the path of the said stop.-

18. In a typographical composing machine, casting mechanism comprising a line transporter to present the line in the casting position provided with a head to engage and support the line, the said head being movably connected to the transporter to permit the line to be shifted bodily relatively to the transporter and give access thereto.

19. In a typographical composing ma chine, a line transporter provided with a head to engageand support the line, the said head being movably connected to the transporter to permit the line to be shifted bodily relatively to the transporter and give access thereto, together with means for look; ing the head in its normal position.

20. In a typographical composing machine, casting mechanism comprising a line transporter to present the line inthe casting position provided with a head to engage and support the line, the said head being pivotally connected to the transorter to permit the line to be shifted boy relatively to the transporter and give access thereto.

, head to engage and sport the line, the

said head being pivota 37 connected to the transporter to permit the line to be shifted bodily relatively to the transporter and give inertie access thereto, together with means for locking the head in its normal position.

22. In a typographical composing ma chine, casting mechanism comprising a line transporter to convey the line from the casting to the distributing position provided with a head to engage and support the line, the said head being formed of movably connected sections to give access to the contained line.

23. In a typographical composing. machine, casting mechanism comprising a line transporter provided with a head to engage and support the line, the said head being formed of pivotally connected sections to give access to the contained line.

24. In a typographical composing machine, casting mechanism comprising a line transporter to convey the line from the casting to the distributing position provided with a head to engage and support the line, the said head being formed of movably connected sections to give access to the contained line, and means for locking the sections in normal position,

25. In' a typographical composing machine, casting mechanism comprising, 1n

combination, a mold carrier and a vise frame which supports certain of the casting devices, the said vise frame being pivoted upon a vertical axislocated at the side of the mold carrier, so that it may be swung to one side of the mold carrier to give complete access thereto and to the other parts.

26. In a typographical composing machine, casting mechanism comprising, in combination, a mold carrier and a vise frame which supports certain of the castin devices, the said vise frame being mounted to move horizontally to one side of the mold carrier so as to give complete access thereto and to the other parts.

27. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with a movable vise frame and a line transporter connected thereto and movable thereon, of means to engage and hold the line transporter when the vise frame is moved from its normal position.

28. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of a vise frame and means for looking it in operative position, a line transporter connected thereto and movable thereon, and means to engage and hold the line transporter when the vise frame is moved from its normal position, together with connections between the said locking means and holding means whereby when one is operatively engaged the other is disengaged.

29. In atypogaphical composing=machine, the combination of a vise frame movable in a horizontal direction toward and from its operative position, vise jaws mounted thereon, and means for locg one of the jaws, the said means being partly mounted upon the vise frame and partly upon the machine frame and comprising suitable connecting devices whereby constant engagement is secured notwithstanding the horizontal movement of the vise frame.

30. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of a movable vise frame and the justifying devices and line transporter mounted thereon, with actuating means for the said line transporter and justifying devices mounted upon the machine frame, the said actuating means comprising connecting portions whereby they are automatically engaged with and disengaged from the members mounted upon the vise frame when the latter is moved to and from its operative position.

31. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of a vise frame movable in a horizontal direction toward and from its operative position and the justifying devices and line transporter mounted thereon, with actuating means for the said .line transporter and, justifying devices mounted upon the machine frame, the said actuating means comprising connecting portions whereby "they are automatically engaged with and disengaged from the members mounted upon the vise frame when the latter is moved toward and from its operative position.

In witness whereof We have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two witnesses.

HERBERT PEARCE. JOHN ERNEST BILLINGTON.- Witnesses FREDERICK GULHIANT,

HAROLD SOUTHWORTIL' 

